Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-10
HONORING THE BRAVE.
How Memorial Day Was Observed.

one VINO PARTICIPATED III tnht heHoIhple
struggle for freedom. The ceremonies
this year were more fitting for the char
acter Of holy day and assumed less the
charac teristics Of the generally accepted
American holiday.
The ceremonies at tho tomb OF Gen.
Grant in Riverside Park, New York, were
very impressive. Early in the day Mrs.
Grant stood at the tomb OF the hero OF
Appomattox and entering placed her per
sonal tofen OF flowers upon the steel
casket within. Though the narrow space
was til ed with foliage hers was the only
Offering OF becoming flowers All else
were heavy leaved and dark green plants.
Then Mrs Grant went away To her home,
not TO be present when the public should
come to the services there.
The arch OF the tomb was covered with
white immortelles and in purple were
these words I'm war a foe. in peace
friend From cross above the arch de-
pended Grand Army badge of purple and
blue immorteles, three feet in length, sent
from Chicago. In the center OF the iron
grated door was awreath OF Western pine,
having center OF crimson rose Thomas
Post sent IL from Deer Lodge, Nj. i. There
we're offerings from the Niceroy Of China
and his Minister here, the Loyal Legion
and many others.
When the services at the tomb began
| fully 10000 people were there. After flow
little colored lads, John Riley Thompson
delivered an address. Among his utter
ances were:
we honor TO day those who were brave
! enough 10 die that their country might
not. The debt cannot be paid with monu-
ments nor with flowers. ] am, among
| other reasons, here to COME admiration
and faith in the citizen soldiery. We want
no standing army while the citizen sol
| diery stands ready TO battle a il did with
| Grant at Donaldson, Chickamauga and
| Appomattox. Cheers. Il am no Quaker
and when get TO be United states sena-
/ tor from New York shall bring forth no
/ measure 10 wipe out the school at w est
/ Point. We want the Grants Shermans
| and Sherdans, ju,t enough Co lead the
| citizen soldiers. We want no hireling sol
! diers, only Just enough TO give the country
an air OF respectability abroad Cheers.
England aristocrats wanted 10 help
! out the southern aristocracy And then
! Lincoln said one war at a time, please
And the people said: That right. These
things show the patience Of our people; 10
| shows self-control, and the man or the ma
ton who cannot control himself must be
! governed. All through these times the
north was cool, the south was mad. and
we were patiently waiting for Grant, and
he came not too soon
His deduction was that the American re-
! public, so cool and slow TO anger, 80 dem
onstrated its power to govern itself and
others.
In closing ne Saldt 'GTdnt DOuy Is mere,
! but what Of his brave spirits Is IL still as
air that | nowhere seei Is it gone gone
! outi Is Grant dead. Here is only his
casket, his broken frame. Does God build
such great souls to cast them down. No,
! no. Let ms believe that he has been given
the Office that suits his full grown energies
among the stars OF Heaven. "
A memorial meeting was held in the
academy OF music. Mayor Hewitt presid
ed and Rev. DR. Talmage delivered the ora
hn mi N In a "a CD
spoke briefly
The services at the tomb OF brave Gen.
Logan at Rock Creek cemetery, Washing
ton. were in charge OF the Logan Guard Of
! Honor. such a profusion Of floral tributes
has rare y been seen. The marble facade
of the tomb was almost hidden by great
shields, crosses and other devises. Two
flags OF immortelles on ground OF ferns,
! bearing the words. Brave Logan rested
against an emblematic figure at the top
sent by the G.. a. r., department OF Hi
nois. Beneath was suspended gigantic
wreath OF white roses from John a Log
ans fatherln-law, Mr.. Andrews. Mrs
| Stanford sent an anchor and bleeding
heart bound with satin ribbon and local
posts of the G.. A. Il. nm ell lborate badge
and national shields, shield and cross
from the Christian Temperance Union of
CHICAGO.
In the interior floral decorations seemed
even more profuse than on the outside.
About ) 30 the procession made its ap
/ pearanCe. headed by the Citizens Corps OF
/ Saratoga and formed line opposite the
tomb, leaving the place for the G.. A. r.
which came next, represented 10y about
- veterans. Mrs. Logan, who temporari.
! ~ occupied the sentry's tent was given a
seat on the left of the tomb accompanied
by Mrs. Tucker. John a. Logan. Jr., Man
ning Logan and wife, and Mrs Brady.
| Then followed e.. 4. X. services including
memorial poem, 10y Prof. Edward Town
send, and an Grafton by Thomas H. Mckee
u.
! impressive ceremonies at the soldiers
home the inmates Joining In the services
in honor of their fallen comrades.
In Baltimore the day was very generally
observed. The graves in Green Mount
Western. Baltimore. Laurel (colored) and
other points where the fallen soldiers
found a resting place, were decorated
] Thousands OF people visited the cemeteries
There seemed . greater desire than ever
/ before manifested 10 do honor TO the dead
In the evening at the opera house Gen. 5.
). Burdett Post Grand Commander OF G..
a. r., delivered memorial Grafton.
At Jacksonville, Va, Richmond. Va.
/ and Galveston. Tex. Federal and Confeder-
ates oined in decorating the resting
| places Of the dead OF both armies.
Nearly 900 peope gathered in Louis
vile Ky, TO pay this tribute of honor to
the dead.
The day was generally observed in ST
Louis. About 800 members of the Grand
/ Army and 100 Sons Of Veterans made up
the procession that moved TO the Gene
teries bringing baskets of flowers with
which TO decorate the soldiers graves
At kankakee H., a soldiers monument
was unveiled with the ceremonies usual
on such an occasion. Hon Robert 4. Lin
/ co n. delivered the Grafton. The graves OF
the soldiers we're decorated 10y the g.. a K.
At Gettysburg the services were beauti-
/ fully impre .sive Dewitt c. Sprague Of
/ Washington was the orator Of the day,
and the G.. \. r. posts, white and cot red
united IN this tribute to the memory Of
/ the fallen.
In Trenton, y. j., the grave OF Gen Geo
/ b. Mcclellan was decorated iy the Nc
| Clellan memorial association. the Hancock
veteran association and the James Page Ii.
brary association, al OF Philadelphia. The
/ delegations, escorted by Gen Pobert Pat
terson post, G.. A. r., were met on their
arrival by Aaron Wilkes post ~ and a
| deputatiOn of citizens, and the united
ranks proceeded TO the grave of the ex
soldier and governor. Here the labor OF
! love was performed, the floral offerings
/ being numerous and of exquisite design.
! Addresses were delivered hy the Hon.
/ John Welsh. Gen. Joshua T. Owens, Mai.
| Moses Neale and Gen. w w Burns. L. =. A.
/ AT New Orleans batOn Roupe HaQers